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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Drake (ranked 5202 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Iskold (ranked 5453 p4p, 0 weight class). Iskold comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Skepta - No Security kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kasper Iskold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Drake's chin.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kasper Iskold!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Iskold to the ground. Drake is now in Iskold's guard.
Drake gets to his feet - Iskold follows without any prompting.
Iskold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Iskold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iskold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Iskold looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake stands up and waves to Iskold to follow him.
Drake gets a double leg takedown into Iskold's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iskold trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Iskold wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iskold is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Iskold has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Iskold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
Iskold won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Iskold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Iskold postures up and lands a big shot to Drake's brow.
Iskold throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iskold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iskold throwing strikes but missing.
Iskold landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iskold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Iskold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake is looking to stand up but Iskold isn't so interested in that idea.
Drake has his feet on Iskold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Iskold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drake sprawls well initially but Iskold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Iskold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iskold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Iskold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake manages to get to full guard.
Iskold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Iskold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Iskold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iskold is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Iskold from controlling successfully.
Iskold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drake tries to sprawl but Iskold drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Iskold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Iskold wants to take a breather but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is in trouble now - Iskold has advanced to mount!
Iskold is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iskold.
Iskold thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kasper Iskold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iskold gets a clinch.
Iskold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Iskold chips away with some ground and pound.
Iskold postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Iskold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Iskold has managed to get both his arms back between Drake's legs - danger averted.
Drake keeping full guard, as Iskold tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is looking to sweep but instead, Iskold has passed into half guard.
Iskold misses with a head shot. Drake uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iskold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iskold stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Iskold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drake is trying to defend but Iskold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Iskold works his foot free and advances to mount.
Iskold landing punches.
Drake taking shots to the head.
Drake is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Drake has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iskold cracks Drake with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasper Iskold!
A very excited looking Kasper Iskold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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